Ouidad Elma is a French-Moroccan

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. She was born on October 2, 1992, on the

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, Morocco. She grew up in Paris in the neighborhood of Menilmontant.

Early life

Elma began acting classes when she was six years old. She joined the theatre company in Paris and began acting professionally at the age of sixteen. She played her first character for the movie "Sa raison d'être" directed by Renaud Bertrand. Then she played a lead role in the French film "Plan B" directed by Kamel Saleh. She then moved to Morocco and pursued her acting career by playing lead roles in various films. She played in "Love The Medina", "Zero" directed by Noureddine Lakhmari and in "The Rif Lover", "L'Amante du Rif" directed by Narjiss Nejjar.

Film career

In 2014 Elma appeared in the TV miniseries ''The Red Tent'' and the film ''Madness''. The following year, she appeared in the film '' Killing Jesus'' and the FX series ''

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''. In 2016, she signed with the

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TV channel in the television series of ''Ghoul'' and the French film ''Tazzeka''. Also that year, Elma appeared in the

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series ''

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'' which aired in October 2017.

Awards and nominations

Elma has obtained nominations and awards for her films, notably at the

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and

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in 2011 and 2012. In 2015, she won the Best Actress Award for "Madness" at the Agadir Film Festival.

Music

In 2015, Elma appeared in the

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for

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's song "Fuck That."

Filmography

Film

* 2021 : '' The Last Mercenary'' : Farah * 2018 : '' Amin'' directed by

Philippe Faucon Philippe Faucon (; born 26 January 1958) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Philippe Faucon was born in Oujda, the son of a French soldier and an Algerian ''pied-noir'' mother. He grew up between Morocco and Al ...

* 2018 : Demi-soeurs directed by

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and François Régis Jeanne * 2016 : Tazzeka directed by Jean-Philippe Gaud : Salma * 2015 : La lisière (Short) directed by Simon Saulnier: Hawa * 2015 : Chaïbia directed by Youssef Britel : Amal * 2014 : 7, rue de la Folie/ Madness directed by Jawad Rhalib : Sara * 2012: Zéro directed by Noureddine Lakhmari : Nadia * 2011: L'amante du rif directed by Narjiss Nejjar : Radia * 2011: Love in the medina directed by Abdelhai Laraki : Zineb * 2010 : Plan B directed by Kamel Saleh : Lydia

Television

* 2017 :

directed by Jonny Campbell and Miranda Bowen : Yusra * 2016 : Ghoul ( 30 episodes ) directed by Jean Luc Herbulot : Amal * 2015 : Tyrant 2.2 - Enter The Fates directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton : Amina * 2015 : Killing Jesus directed by Christopher Menaul : Sarah * 2014 : The Red Tent directed by Roger Young : Abi * 2008 : Sa raison d'être directed by Renaud Bertrand : Kayna

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elma, Ouidad Living people 21st-century French actresses 21st-century Moroccan actresses French film actresses French television actresses Moroccan film actresses Moroccan television actresses Year of birth missing (living people)